World of Warcraft
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- World of Warcraft
- Release Date: Nov. 23, 2004
- Price: $20.00
- Publisher: Blizzard
- Developer: Blizzard
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: RPG
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Curt Schilling dishes on his upcoming MMO game
All-star pitcher? Check. World Series champion? Check. MMO designer? Working on it.
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Computer companies insist PC gaming isn't dying
Despite flagging sales and rampant piracy, PC game companies say the platform is thriving, much like consoles, given the success of several MMO games.
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World of Warcraft addicts 10 million subscribers
Blizzard Entertainment said on Tuesday that total World of Warcraft paying subscribers have reached 10 million worldwide, by far the most popular MMORPG ever made.
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Blizzard confirms 'unannounced MMO' game
World of Warcraft fans spot Blizzard job listing for "Next-Gen MMO." Company confirms development saying it's not a WoW expansion.
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World of Warcraft helps boy survive moose attack
A young boy avoids disaster by skills learned from a video game.
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Activision merges with Blizzard parent, Vivendi
Look out, EA -- there's a new "world's largest game publisher" in town.
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Mr. T, Captain Kirk in new Warcraft commercials
Having recently surpassed the 9 million paying subscriber mark, Blizzard seems set on expanding their empire with clever mass media advertising.
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Blizzcon Report: World of Warcraft The Movie
Details emerge about the upcoming WoW film. Here are the facts.
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World of Warcraft subscribers surpass 9 million
Blizzard announced on Tuesday that their widely-popular World of Warcraft MMORPG has surpassed the 9 million subscriber mark, an unprecedented number for an MMO game.
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Blizzard makes a wish come true for one brave child
The creators of the fantasy MMORPG World of Warcraft recently teamed with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to give a terminally ill child a fantasy of his own.
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Blizzard patches World of Warcraft
Some patches help people overcome an addiction. Strangely enough, this latest patch from Blizzard will probably enable one.
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This Persistent Life: 7 Things that Suck About World of Warcraft
In the first edition of THIS PERSISTENT LIFE, Miguel Lopez identifies seven key mistakes of World of Warcraft, and how Blizzard can fix them. Check back every week for a new installment!
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NY Times: World of Warcraft "First Global Hit Since Pac-Man"
The New York Times outlines how the World of Warcraft has become a global success with over six million users and growing.
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World of Warcraft Patch 1.12: Drums of War Released
Big news for World of Warcraft players today as Blizzard rolls out the extensive and highly anticipated Player vs. Player patch 1.12: Drums of War.
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Blizzard Bans 59,000 World of Warcraft Accounts
A Blizzard community manager confirmed today that the developer banned approximately 59,000 WOW accounts during June for direct violations of the World of Warcraft Terms of Use policy, which includes the use of third-party gold- and item-farming hacks.
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Blizzard Unleashes World of Warcraft Patch 1.11
Blizzard has announced the arrival of the latest World of Warcraft content patch, version 1.11.0. The patch adds an array of highly anticipated changes and tweaks, including a new raid dungeon and new high-level items.
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World of Warcraft Guide Back on Sale
The unofficial guide to World of Warcraft is being sold on eBay once again after Blizzard, Vivendi, and ESA blocked the author for copyright infringement several months ago.
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Blizzard Announces New High Level Armor Set for WOW
World of Warcraft Patch 1.11 gives players a new high level armor set to drool over.
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Time Honors World of Warcraft Creator
Time magazine names World of Warcraft creator Rob Pardo in the Time 100: The People Who Shape Our World. Who's next? Master Chief?
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Blizzard Hints at New World of Warcraft Update
Blizzard sheds light on future updates for World of Warcraft
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Blizzard Bans 5,400 World of Warcraft Accounts, Suspends 10,700 Others
Gold farmers getting banned, considered cheaters in World of Warcraft
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Blizzard Retraction: Gay Guilds, Players Welcome in World of Warcraft
Blizzard COO offers full explanation of recent controversy over gay player
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Blizzard: No Plans for Xbox 360 Version of World of Warcraft
Blizzard "wouldn't even consider WoW for 360" if experience were compromised in any way
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Blizzard Responds to Growing Gay Controversy in World of Warcraft
The World of Warcraft community is embroiled in a heated debate over the visibility of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered individuals in the WoW universe.
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Is Blizzard Discouraging Openly Gay Players in World of Warcraft?
Why is Blizzard cracking down on players who use the politically-correct term "GLBT"?
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World of Warcraft Hits Over 1 Million European Players; 5.5 Million Worldwide
Blizzard's monstrously popular MMO comes closer and closer to the six million world-wide player mark.
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World of Warcraft Blamed for Child Jumping Off Building
Blizzard faces a lawsuit after parents of a WoW player claim he jumped off a building as a reenactment of the MMORPG.
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WoW Hits 4.5 Million Subscribers
The wildly popular MMORGP continues to expand, officially launches in Taiwan, Hong Kong...
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World of Warcraft Launches In Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau
Blizzard launches World of Warcraft in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
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In-game Funeral Held for World of Warcraft Player
"Snowly," who died from playing too much WoW, gets remembered in an online mourning event.
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BlizzCon to Feature The Offspring
Pop punk band to headline Blizzcon's closing-night concernt in Anaheim.
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World of Warcraft Reaches 1 Million Users in North America
Feverishly popular MMO shows little signs of slowing down, hitting 4 million users worldwide.
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World of Warcraft Reaches a Staggering 3.5 Million Users
With 1.5 million in China alone, that Coke ad must be paying off.
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World of Warcraft Impacted by Duping Bug
Blizzard's hit MMO takes a blow from a gold and item duping exploit--will players relive the horrors of Diablo?
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World Of Warcraft Expansion Confirmed
Lead producer confirms that work on the expansion to the popular MMO is underway.
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World of Warcraft Expansion Announcement
The chances of it being real? Almost none.
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Blizzard Hits 1.5 Million Subscribers for World of Warcraft
Meanwhile EQII jabs at its rival by calling it World of Waiting.
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Blizzard Bans World of Warcraft Gold Farmers
In a move to combat players that sell gold for money, the company permanently bans more than 1000 users.
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World of Warcraft China Sees 100,000 Signups for Beta
Blizzard's widely popular MMORPG piques the interest of gamers in China.
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World Of Warcraft Sees Success in Europe
More copies of the game sold on launch than what was thought to be the overall size of the MMORPG market.
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World of Warcraft Breaks More Sales Records
Holidays brought more people to the popular MMORPG--just a couple hundred thousand.
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Blizzard Bans World of Warcraft Cheaters
Company cracks down on the use of speed hacks.
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World of Warcraft Shatters Day-One Sales Records for PC
Popular and critically acclaimed MMORPG sells more than all other high-profile PC games.
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World of Warcraft Unleashed to Retailers
Highly anticipated MMORPG now available in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
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Nvidia Deemed Preferred Graphics Platform for World of Warcraft
Nvidia and Blizzard to distribute 1000 closed beta accounts to celebrate the collaboration.
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World of Warcraft Goes Dark
Well, sure?there are night elves about, after all.
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A Whole New World of Warcraft
Yes, we know it's a crowded MMORPG market out there...even after all these years, Blizzard's shot at the genre is still worth following. New pix inside.
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- 5 stars
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- 3 stars
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- 2 stars
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| Add your pro/cons to the mix here | |
| Pros | Cons |
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| Fantastic multiplayer | Braindead computer AI |
| Tight controls | Ugly visuals |
| Addictive gameplay | |
| Intense action | |
Most Popular User Reviews
INFERIOR TO EVERQUEST 2!!!!
- Posted: Nov, 16, 2008
- Score: 2/5.0
- Comments: 3
| Pros | Cons |
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| Tight controls | Ugly visuals |
| Braindead computer AI |
I just have to get this out because I do not understand how any WoW player would stick with WoW after trying Everquest 2, yes I have played WoW, I don't think it is terrible, it's a decent game, but it is in my opinion no contest compared to Everquest 2. Looking at the 2 games WoW looks much more aimed at younger audiences, and I think that seems the case all around.
Graphics-WoW takes a cartoony approach, silly looking animations, cutesy mounts ( no matter how fierce looking anyone thinks any of them are, I don't see it). WoW also is not nearly as detailed and crisp looking as Everquest 2.
Gameplay- I can see where the very casual player may be attracted to WoW, but the challenge of Everquest 2 is one of it's best points, especially if you are into raiding, and I mean challenging, must know what your doing and pay attention, and set up your raid right.
Classes- Everquest 2 has some classes similar to WoW but the way the abilities and such are set up makes for a much more challenging and involving game.
Anyone who likes WoW owes it to themselves to at least check out the free trial of Everquest 2, which also has a new expansion hitting in a few days. Here's a link to a recent post on the EQ2 forums from a DIE HARD WoW player, who recently played the beta of Everquest 2: The Shadow Odyssey, and has seen the light!
Cheaper than drugs, but just as addictive
- Posted: Oct, 08, 2008
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 3
| Pros | Cons |
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| Addictive gameplay | |
| Fantastic multiplayer | |
| Loads of content |
Playing this game for the first time is like awakening into a new world. The experience is like few others and the gameplay is a ton of fun if you enjoy RPG games. Sometimes having to run across the entire map to complete a small mission is tedious, but playing with a friend or group makes it all worthwhile.
I think the strongest point on this game is also its most annoying and that is the online gameplay. The entire game (for the most part) is based on playing and interacting with other folks online. This can be extremely fun or extremely painful depending on who your playing with. Regardless, it should not have an impact on the game's ranking (just like playing with noob-tubers on COD4 does not affect that game's score).
For as long as this title has been around and for all the great work they do to keep it competitive and interesting; I think this game is easily one of the greatest all time. I mean can 11+ million users/month be wrong?
Awsome
- Posted: Oct, 05, 2008
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 2
| Pros | Cons |
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| Addictive gameplay | |
| Epic boss fights | |
| Intense action | |
| Awesome audio | |
| Fantastic multiplayer | |
| Loads of content |
As long as they keep adding content this game will last forever. The bgs are amazing and theres always better gear to work for and the grp content all the way up to full raids down to the 2v2 arena
WoW!
- Posted: May, 14, 2008
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 0
World of Warcraft is the best game I have ever played. One of its best features is that you can doanload a 10-day free trial, so if your willing to be a low level you don't have to buy the game or pay monthly. My personal favorite race is Tauren and my favorite class is Warrior. I am not able to play WoW because my parents won't let me download it onto their pc. But whwwn ever I go to my friend's house, I make a trial account and play there.
World of Warcraft
- Posted: Mar, 29, 2008
- Score: 4.75/5.0
- Comments: 0
This game is the best game i have ever played in my life. You get to meet people from differnt states even countries. Yea the graphics could be better. One thing i wanted to do but couldnt was make ur own weapon and armor but instead u have to do quest and some times there isnt a reward but exp (experience points) that made me mad when i did the hardest quest i thougth anyway and all i got was 460exp that pissed me off but everything else was great so that is why i gave this game 4.75 out of 5
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Jul. 11, 2008
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Curt Schilling dishes on his upcoming MMO game
All-star pitcher? Check. World Series champion? Check. MMO designer? Working on it.
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Jun. 18, 2008
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Computer companies insist PC gaming isn't dying
Despite flagging sales and rampant piracy, PC game companies say the platform is thriving, much like consoles, given the success of several MMO games.
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Jan. 23, 2008
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World of Warcraft addicts 10 million subscribers
Blizzard Entertainment said on Tuesday that total World of Warcraft paying subscribers have reached 10 million worldwide, by far the most popular MMORPG ever made.
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Dec. 12, 2007
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Blizzard confirms 'unannounced MMO' game
World of Warcraft fans spot Blizzard job listing for "Next-Gen MMO." Company confirms development saying it's not a WoW expansion.
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Dec. 7, 2007
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World of Warcraft helps boy survive moose attack
A young boy avoids disaster by skills learned from a video game.
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